Jim Hatch

Jim Hatch P: E: -- Jim Hatch is a business development manager, event producer, entrepreneur and artist manager. With a talent for forming and developing relationships, Jim is currently coordinating new music-streaming platform Resonate’s music industry outreach. For whom in a short time, he has forged key global relationships for collaboration, participation, and integration with some of the independent industry’s biggest labels, associations, distributors, organisations and managers. Over his four years working in the music industry Jim has worked for major labels and independent companies in promotion, alongside setting up his own promotions company - producing events for the Lumen Art Prize, Leeds Digital, and Live at Leeds. As an artist manager Jim is also currently working to foster the careers of several young artists in the UK and Europe. Education 2015 - 2016 Masters : Artist management & Music Production - Merit Leeds College of Music, Leeds United Kingdom 2012 - 2015 BA Music Production - 2:1 Leeds College of Music, Leeds United Kingdom Experience Oct 2017 - Dec 2018 Resonate - Industry Relations Manager ( G LOBAL ) Personally formed and manged the strategy in forging and developing strategic relationships across the global independent music industry on behalf of new music-streaming platform Resonate. As a department head I : • • • • • • • • • April - June 2017 Developed key relationships within the African, Chinese, Korean, Australia Pacific, North American, Brazilian, and Japanese music industries Built strong ties with industry organisations and associations including ; AIM, A2IM, IMCJ, the MMF, FAC, Sounds Australia, Merlin, and Music Norway Established good relationships with key large indie labels, alongside a wide variety of smaller taste-maker labels Formed strong connections with a wide variety of Indie distributors, and oversaw the signing of four digital licensing deals Strategically advised the executive team to execute on development of the platform Developed intimate knowledge of streaming landscape, new tech, and Blockchain Appointed and directed a team including Catalogue Management and Community Outreach. Curated Resonate’s presence at key conferences alongside representing Resonate on panels at conferences including Midem and Great Escape, and Reeperbahn Developed strategic personal connections with key curators including ; DIY, Forbes, Billboard, Drowned in Sound, Berlin Community Radio, Manchester Community Radio, RTRFRM ( Aus ) Decca Records - Promotions Department • Supporting the Decca Promotions department. Feb - April 2016 Hart Media - Radio Plugging - Tileyard Studios, Kings Cross London. July - Sept 2017 Johny Dar Lifestyle Brand - Release Promotion Advisor • • • • • Negotiating with radio stations to gain radio play for clients Utilising Knowledge of marketing strategies in order to gain radio interviews for clients Writing top line reviews of artists for social media Administration work within busy office environment Adviser for the promotion and marketing of the debut music release from the global lifestyle brand Sept 2013 - Present Artist Management Founded Leeds based band Kalyan. Under my management the band surged to forefront of the Leeds underground scene, sell out shows of 250+, shortlisted for Glastonbury main-stage, + played on BBC Radio . Founded Bill Kong Artist Management under which I manage the careers of two UK artist Mugen & Amsterdam based artist Cousin. • • • • • • • Creation and development of artists career strategy, artists concept and brand strategy Formulating and executing all promotional projects to increase artists visibility and following Establishing and managing teams of professionals to develop a marketable product Managing streaming and social media strategy Budgeting and tour management Organisation and management of recording, production, mixing and mastering process Conceptualisation and execution of release strategy June - July 2017 Radar Music Videos - Business Development Sept 2014 - 2016 Events Management • Freelance work as part of the Radar Music team. Speaking to UK and international ( US ) record labels, organising briefs to be worked on for the creation of assets. Launched events company Kalyan Presents. A promotions offshoot of Kalyan to diversify and develop the brand. Under my direction the company has achieved: • 15 sell out events at leading Leeds venues • Programmed music and visual arts for events as part of Live At Leeds, Leeds Digital and Leeds, and the Lumin Art Prize • Developed key partnerships with powerful brands in Leeds : Flux Music, Beacons Metro Festival, Assembly House Studios • Raised £5000 for SkatePal charity • Organized live filmed and recorded sessions of Leeds music to be promoted on You Tube. Duties : • Maximizing ticket sales through different promotional strategies • Overseeing all branding, marketing and PR for the company • Writing press releases and managing budgets • Overseeing social media, creation of press pack and press releases for both brands • Developing key relationships with venues and negotiating venue hire fees • Establishing a network of artists and musicians in Leeds to promote through the Kalyan Presents platform Sept 2014 - 2017 Other Live Event Experience • • • • Stage manager for Ted x University of Leeds event Stage manager for Virgo Festival ( UK ) Artist booking / Stage manager for Flux - 2500 capacity venue Stage manager at 3000 capacity venue for Jungle Jam Leeds Skills / Certificates • • • • • Profficient with both PC & Mac, with experience with: InDesign, - Microsoft Excel, MailChimp, iMovie Experience with Hootsuite Pro and similar Social Media software Working understanding of SEO and PPC. High level of knowledge / experience with DAW’s : Pro Tools and Logic Pro, Ableton Knowledge / experience on compositional software : MAX MSP, Sibelius References Luke Dubuis : Clif f Fluet : Circadian Rhy thms ( label ) Eleven Advisor y Email :- Email : clif f@elevenadvisor y.com